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DeSoto Pharmacy of Lake City, We hardly Knew You

published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/29/2010 - 13:56

We just got the sad news that a week to the day after we visited the DeSoto Pharmacy and Soda Fountain that they have closed the soda fountain for good. We are very very sad about this. Their service was nice, and this means that 55 years of history is gone. We're still here trying to keep the tradition alive, but the places we have been learning from may not be around much longer without your business. Make sure you eat at that local place if you can instead of the chain store, Play attention to groups like Locally Owned Tallahassee, and help keep our local places and history alive.
Known losses of the past year or two: Perry Florida, High Springs Florida.
In the mean time we'll keep on trying to find the surviving soda fountains, learn what we can off them, help them learn what they may have forgotten, and we will tell you about them. If you know of any surviving soda fountains in the region (We know of Izzo's, Apalachicola, and Wakulla Springs) let us know.

Where are we?

1355 Market Street #A11 in Tallahassee, FL.
We are right off the Thomasville Road exit of I-10. We are in Verandas on Market Street facing Timberlane Road, directly across Timeberlane Road from our old location.

Hours:Brunch
7AM to 2PM every day.Ice Cream
Noon to 10PM Monday to Friday
10AM to 10Pm Saturday
10AM to 9PM Sunday(we have a limited ice cream menu before ice cream hours, but you can always get ice cream on your waffles.)

850-521-0091

Fun things at Lofty Pursuits

Fun things on display at Lofty Pursuits.

There is a lot of history on display at Lofty Pursuits. Look around at our vintage toys. We have a yo­yo museum and a collection of vintage yo­yo award patches and trophies. You can also find our original Frisbie pie tin. This returnable pie tin is what was tossed around and later became the throwing disc we all know. Also make sure you look at our display of Victorian candy making machines and molds. Check out the Haiku vending machine, poetry for a quarter. Also check out our non­pay phone. It's an original 1920's payphone that has been rewired to play recordings and let kids experience a rotary phone. There are recordings for all sorts of famous phone numbers. Try calling Jenny, James Bond or Alfred Hitchcock.